Flight Test Systems Engineer Lead

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 118,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM seeks an R&D Systems Engineer as Flight Test System Lead for the W93/Mk7 program. You will join a mission-driven team responsible for flight test design, assembly, integration and testing.

You will coordinate with LANL, LM, NNSA, and Navy, develop environmental flight body architectures, oversee development of JTA assets, and lead verification plans to demonstrate missile compatibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline with five years of directly relevant experience.
• Active DOE Q clearance or equivalent with the ability to obtain Sigma 15 clearance.
• Experience in test and evaluation, engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects.
• Experience with Navy Flight Test Programs or other large-scale flight testing programs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with multiple design agencies to deliver complex products.

Responsibilities

• Execute the flight test strategy with modeling, simulation, and ground test efforts to meet objectives.
• Coordinate flight test activities with program collaborators (LANL, LM, NNSA, Navy).
• Lead development and sustainment of environmental flight body architectures.
• Oversee design and assembly integration of flight bodies and JTA assets, troubleshooting issues.
• Develop and implement verification plans to demonstrate missile compatibility.
• Coordinate flight schedules, logistics, range support, and analyze flight data.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Systems engineering

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Telemetry system design

Modeling/simulation tools

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM seeks an R&D Systems Engineer as Flight Test System Lead for the W93/Mk7 program. You will join a mission-driven team responsible for flight test design, assembly, integration and testing.

You will coordinate with LANL, LM, NNSA, and Navy, develop environmental flight body architectures, oversee development of JTA assets, and lead verification plans to demonstrate missile compatibility.